55Notice of entry

55 Notice of entry

55 Notice of entry

(1) Before an authorised officer of a network operator or retailer exercises a power of entry under this Division, the network operator or retailer concerned must give the owner or occupier of the land written notice of the intention to enter the land.

(2) The notice must specify the day on which the authorised officer intends to enter the land and must be given before that day.

(3) This section does not require notice to be given—

(a) if entry to the land is made with the consent of the owner or occupier of the land, or

(b) if entry is required for the sole purpose of reading an electricity meter, or

(c) if entry is required in an emergency, or

(d) if entry is for the purpose of doing work in the exercise of a function under Division 2A.

s 55: Am 2000 No 109, Sch 1 [24] [25]; 2012 No 38, Sch 1 [37]; 2014 No 70, Sch 1 [3].